perpetuation of one's descendants
the treasure that is children; child
prayer (for something); supplication
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
unmarried; not yet married
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
midwinter; dead of winter
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
sorting of documents; filing documents
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face
scheduled date; expected date; date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
shameless; shameless person
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...